THE MUSTER CALL

To Join the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter Sons of the American revolution contact our Chapter Registrar:

Bill Schwetke
[email protected]

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COMING EVENTS

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*     250th Anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions, Saturday, 18 Jan 2025, 2:00pm.  Parade starts at Winston Link & Roanoke History Museum, 101 Shenandoah Ave NE, Roanoke and Color Guard Muster is 1:15pm.

Link to register for this event: https://va250.org/fincastle-resolutions/

2:45 drive from Culpeper
Chapter Wreath presented by: Hamill

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*     244th Anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens, Sunday, 19 Jan 2025, 2:00 pm, Mount Hebron Cemetery, 305  East Boscawen St, Winchester.

0:55 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Crain

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*     2025 Annual Meeting of the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter, Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025, 6:00pm, Pepper's Grill, 791 Madison Rd, Culpeper.  Our guest speaker is the Rev. Dr. Dan Carlton of Culpeper Baptist Church (Founded 1774) who will talk about Religion and the American Revolution.

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*     249th Anniversary of Peter Muhlenberg's "Time for War" Sermon, Saturday, 25 Jan 2025, 2:00pm, Shenandoah County Historic Courthouse, 103 North Main Street, Woodstock, VA.

1:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Schwetke

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*     249th Anniversary of the Burning of Norfolk, Saturday, 25 Jan 20.25, 11:00am, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 201 St. Paul’s Blvd, Norfolk.

register here
2:55 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Hamill

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*     Dedication of Black Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northern Neck Monument, Saturday, 01 Feb 2025, 1:00pm, 101 Court Circle, Warsaw.

1:55 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Jameson

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   *     Ceremony to recognize African American and Native American History in the Revolutionary War , Sunday, 02 Feb 2025, 3:00pm, State Theatre 305 S. Main St. Culpeper.

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*     2025 Annual Meeting of the Virginia SAR, Friday-Saturday, 7-8 Feb 2025, The Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center (Hilton Tapestry Collection) in Glen Allen, VA.

1:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM represented by: Schwetke

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*     Commemoration at the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier, Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 12:00pm, Old Presbyterian Meeting House, 323 S. Fairfax Street, Alexandria.

1:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Schwetke
Note that this is on Saturday, not Monday
Conflict with Crossing of the Dan

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*     George Washington Birthday Parade, Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 2:00pm (step-off time), Muster Time and Location TBD.

1:25 drive from Culpeper
CMM represented by Schwetke
Note that this is on Saturday, not Monday
Conflict with Crossing of the Dan

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*     Crossing of the Dan, Saturday, 15 Feb 2025, 10:00am, The Prizery, 700 Bruce St., South Boston.

3:05 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Hamill
Conflict with George Washington Events in Alexandria

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*     Commemoration of the Leedstown Resolves, Saturday, 22 Feb 2025, 11:00am, Ingleside Vineyards, 5872 Leedstown Rd, Oak Grove.

1:30 drive from Culpeper
CMM Wreath presented by: Schwetke

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*     George Washington's 293rd Birthday, Saturday, 22 Feb 2025, time 4:00pm (de-conflicted with Leedstown Resolves),  Culpeper Masonic Cemetery, N Main St, Culpeper.

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*     NSSAR Spring Leadership Meeting, Friday-Saturday, 28 Feb - 01 Mar 2025, The Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St., Louisville, KY.

8:10 drive from Culpeper
CMM represented by: Schwetke

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*     Joint DAR/SAR New & Prospective Member Orientation, Saturday, 15 Mar, 0900-1200, Warrenton Bible Fellowship Hall, 46 Winchester St. (enter at side entrance on Diagonal Street), Warrenton, VA.

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*     CMM March Meeting, Tuesday, 18 Mar, 6:00pm, Place TBD, Guest Speaker will be Cat Schwetke talking about Charles Lee who is buried in Warrenton Cemetery.

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*     Graves Mountain Lodge Multi-Chapter Meeting, Saturday, 26 Apr 2025, 11:00am.  Preceded at 10:45am by a ceremony to Collect & Bless Soil of Virginia that will be entrusted to the Virginia SAR President to be spread on the mass grave of Virginians on the Waxhaws Battlefield in South Carolina. 

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LONG RANGE PLANNING

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POSTPONED to DATE UNCERTAIN

*     Grave Marking for Compatriot Bill Mutziger, date & time TBD, Delray, WV.

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Quarter-Millennial Muster Reunion of Descendants of the 1775 Culpeper Minutemen, Saturday - Sunday, 25-26 Oct, 2025, Culpeper and various sites in Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Madison, Orange, and Rapahannock Counties, VA.
  WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS!

This is now part of a Culpeper Community History Week
19-26 October 2025

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